Community Corner
🌱 How Bayport-Blue Point students helped keep 9/11 memories alive
Also check out America at 250 for Educators on the Bayport Patch calendar
Coffee in hand, Bayport? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Bayport-Blue Point students helped keep 9/11 memories alive
- Why a Bayport congressman is central to New York's terror funding fight
Also on today's calendar: America at 250 for Educators and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 58.
- Saturday: Not as warm with some sun, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Communities honor the fallen (trihamletnews.com) — Bayport and Blue Point students and firefighters joined together for moving 9/11 remembrance ceremonies, including displays at James Wilson Young Middle School and Bayport-Blue Point High School. Alongside neighboring South Shore communities, residents honored local victims and first responders with new memorials, candlelight walks, music, and age-appropriate lessons about the attacks' legacy. 
• Democrats push Trump to release NYS counterterror funds (newsday.com) — Bayport's own Rep. Andrew Garbarino chaired a 9/11-focused House hearing where Democrats pressed the Trump administration to release $87 million in counterterrorism funds owed to New York. Lawmakers warned that withholding the money could weaken security for New York City and communities statewide, while Garbarino stressed evolving terrorist threats and the need for sustained homeland security support.
📸 Around Bayport
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bayport
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★ Featured events ★
- America at 250 for Educators →
Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
3:30 pm - Our Distinguished Citizen Dinner Honoring Robert "Bobby Hulse" →
Captain Bills Restaurant & Catering, 122 Ocean Ave, Bay Shore
6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Paint Nite Brand Creative Events →
Momos Too Sports Bar & Grill, 667 Montauk Hwy, Bayport
7:00 pm - David Wilcox →
People's Pub Bayport, 291 Bayport Ave, Bayport
5:00 pm - 10th Annual William's Chalk the Walk →
Blue Point Nature Preserve, 31 Maple St, Blue Point
11:00 am - Plant Nite: Make a Succulent Terrarium →
Momos Too Sports Bar & Grill, 667 Montauk Hwy, Bayport
7:00 pm - Paint Nite Brand Creative Events →
Momos Too Sports Bar & Grill, 667 Montauk Hwy, Bayport
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
Sunday September 27
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
📣 Bayport Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Story Time by the Bay
LIMM Main Building & Grounds
10:00 am - Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics with author Mark Torres | FREE
Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
3:00 pm - Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics with author Mark Torres | FREE
Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
3:00 pm - Planning Board Meeting →
Brookhaven, NY Calendar, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville
3:00 pm - Town Board Meeting →
Brookhaven, NY Calendar, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville
5:00 pm - Trivia Night at RUMBA Patchogue →
RUMBA, 13 East Main Street, Patchogue
7:00 pm - The Jazz Loft @ Southampton Concert Series - "Things to Come"
Southampton\/The Avram Theatre Southampton/The Avram Theatre
7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anyone know of a reliable person or business that could put together a wildridge gliding bench for a reasonable rate?
Hoping to find someone who is careful and wouldn't scratch the glider or porch. Thanks (Nextdoor Bayport)
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member (Cook) in Patchogue. Apply here.
- Popeyes posted a job opening for Popeyes Team Member - Patchogue, NY in Patchogue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bayport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sayville
- Former East Islip Soccer Star Who Just Married Dies At 30, Was Pregnant With First Child (dailyvoice.com)
Patchogue
- Isabella Rossellini To Host Screening Of Her Father's Films In Patchogue, Exploring The Work Of St. Francis (patch.com)
- 'Significant Increase In Traffic' In Eastern LI Calls For 3rd Lane On Sunrise From Patchogue To Moriches: Pol (patch.com)
- NYU Langone—Suffolk opens pantry to address food insecurity (libn.com)
Fire Island
- Arson Squad Investigating Fire At Fire Island Pines Manse: Police (patch.com)
- Suffolk Officials To Spray Davis Park On Fire Island For Mosquitoes For The 5th Time This Summer Season (patch.com)
Ok Bayport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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